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Notifying Member: KYRGYZ REPUBLIC

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES (HS code(s): 03)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Amendments to the Technical Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Union "On the Safety of Fish and Fish Products" (EAEU TR 040/2016); (38 page(s), in Russian)

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Description of content: The draft amendments propose the introduction of the following clarifications of: - certain provisions of the technical regulation, - requirements for handling live trepangs (Holothuria edulis) if live trepangs are handled live; - requirements for parasitological safety of fish products; - additions to the provisions of the technical regulation on specifying the country of origin of raw materials when labeling caviar (for black caviar/sturgeon fish species); - adjustments to the table on microbiological safety indicators of fish products, taking into account the updated provisions in the draft amendments to the technical regulation; - inclusion of tables on criteria for assessing the quality of fish and fish products during parasitological control related to paragraph 19 of the technical regulation

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of human health or safety

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Relevant documents:

Draft Amendments to the Technical Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Union "On the Safety of Fish and Fish Products" (EAEU TR 040/2016) (38 pages in Russian)

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/KGZ/23_13486_00_x.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/KGZ/23_13486_01_x.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/KGZ/23_13486_02_x.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/KGZ/23_13486_03_x.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/KGZ/23_13486_04_x.pdf